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Churchill, Whitehall and the Soviet Union, 1940–45

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Martin H. Folly

    1. Department of American Studies and History, Brunel University, London, UK

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Part of the book series: Cold War History (CWH)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Martin H. Folly
    Pages 1-6

  3. ‘Let us expect nothing good from the Soviet’

    • Martin H. Folly
    Pages 7-38

  4. ‘The New Russia’

    • Martin H. Folly
    Pages 39-75

  5. Wolf, Bear or Retriever Puppy?

    • Martin H. Folly
    Pages 76-115

  6. ‘Probable Tendencies of Soviet Foreign Policy’

    • Martin H. Folly
    Pages 116-141

  7. Towards Postwar Cooperation: ‘Difficult, but not Impossible’

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    Pages 142-166

  8. Conclusion

    • Martin H. Folly
    Pages 167-171

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 172-237
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About this book

World War II threw Britain and the Soviet Union together as unlikely allies. This book examines British policy-makers' attitudes to cooperation with the USSR and shows how views of internal developments in the USSR and of Stalin himself influenced Churchill, the War Cabinet and the Foreign Office to believe that long-term collaboration was a desirable and achievable goal. In particular, it was assumed that a shared concern to prevent future German aggression would be a lasting bond. Such attitudes significantly shaped Britain's wartime policy towards the USSR, and for many individuals, including Churchill, played a more important role than their long-standing anti-Communist attitudes.

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'...deserves to become one of the key sources on the grand alliance.' - International Affairs

'Folly has produced what deserves to become one of the key sources on the grand alliance.' - Geoffrey Roberts, International Affairs

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of American Studies and History, Brunel University, London, UK

    Martin H. Folly

About the author

Martin H. Folly is Lecturer in the Department of American Studies and History at Brunel University, London.

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